Qualcomm layoff have reportedly hit India with the company looking to cut up to 1,200 jobs in the country. This would mean that nearly 6 percent of the employees working in India would be affected. Currently, Qualcomm has nearly 20,000 employees in the country. Earlier this year, Cristiano Amon, CEO, Qualcomm had mentioned that the layoffs would be performance-based, and notices to affected employees would start in November.
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Reports also suggest that the Qualcomm layoffs, which have already started in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, could soon spread to Delhi-NCR and Chennai as well. Some of the posts shared by fired employees suggest that the layoffs will impact even senior engineers, who have “performed well” over the past year. The reported layoffs come amid continuing workforce adjustments across the global technology industry, with companies reassessing costs, business priorities and organisational structures. Qualcomm has not been quoted in the information provided as confirming the reported India job cuts or the number of employees affected.
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One affected employee said their last working day had been set for the end of January, with severance calculated based on their tenure at Qualcomm, along with three months’ salary. The employee added that signing the separation agreement within two days would make them eligible for an additional month’s pay. The employee also questioned the decision, pointing to a strong performance record and a promotion that had reportedly been pending. According to the account, the separation discussion involved a director and an HR representative, with limited clarity on the reasons behind the decision. “Seems harsh, to be honest, as it’s not on performance,” the employee wrote.
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Another employee, a senior ASIC Design Verification Engineer who had spent nearly seven years at Qualcomm, also shared their experience of being informed about the job loss during a meeting with their manager. The employee said the decision did not appear to be performance-related, citing performance ratings of 3, 4, 4 and 5 over the previous four years. They also shared details of the severance package, which included two months of pay until January 12, followed by an additional 3.2 months’ salary.
